The river press., 1887-12-07
LOCAL NOTE
From Wednesdays Daily.


n the enjoyment Of their usual health
Col. and Mrs. Broadwater and Miss
Chumasero arrived from Helena over the
Montana Central Saturday evening, amp
after a pleasant sojourn here yesterday
they left for the east by the MANITOBA
line.-Great Falls Tribune.
Mr.. Stephen Stoner, an old man VINO
has been in the hospital since last May
was Yesterday adjudged insane and or
dered sent to the territorial asylum at
Warm Springs. Mr.. Albert Rowe left for
that place this morning with the patient
in charge
Upon examination the doctors ascer-
tanned that Mr.. John Oleson, the man
who was brought in yesterday so badly
frozen. had one of the bones OF his arm
broken Mr. OIeson says he thinks 1t oc-
Cured while he was leading the horses.
The animals pulled back very hard, and a
sudden wrench, he thinks, is what did It,
Mrs. Alice M. Blaine, widow of the late
Major John E. Blaine, has filed an appli-
cation in the probate court for letters OF
administration upon the estate OF the de
ceased The will of Major Blaine an olo-
graphic instrument, was filed at the same
time Yesterday It is dated April 9th,
1885, and bequeaths everything to Mrs
Blaine-Herald.
The discoverers of the fine stone quarry,
within two miles Of Benton on this side OF
the river, are offered the contract for get
ting out the foundation stone for Mr.. Geo.
F. Woolston's water power and electric
light plant building. They will accept it
and 90 Immediately to work getting out
the rock, and expect to have it on the
ground in few days.
The foundations for the pumping sta
ton of the Fort Benton water works are
being laid off to-day, and work on the
building will commence Immediately. The
foundation will be of stone and the su-
nerstructure of brick The brick is al
ready in the kiln and will be hauled as
soon as needed. If we have spell OF
reasonably good weather the work can be
completed without difficulty.
Hooks on which to hang mail sacks are
being put up at all way stations along the
Northern Pacific, within reach Of the
mail cars when passing. This IS done 10
avoid the stopping Of the fast mail train
to receive the mail at points where stops
are not to be made. An iron arm is at
tached to the mail car, which grasps the
pouch from these hooks as the car passes
them and the clerk throws from the cal
the sacks to be left.
Mr.. Michael Lynch reached home again
to-day with his second shipment OF Iowa
cattle, consisting Of two car loads Il
seems but few days since he reached
here with his first installment of ten cars
Since then, however, he has placed the
first lot on good range and made The
trip to the states and back. Verify II
these days Of railroading a man can &C
complish ten times as much work in {
given time as formerly.
Lieut.. Edwin EEL. Webber, Of Fort AS
sinniboine, is in the city to-day, which re
minds us that he has lately been pro
NOTED to first lieutenant. The retiremen
ofCapt. John S. McNaught, on the 18th o
October last, resulted in the promotion o
Lieut.. John B. Rodman, formerly adju
tant of the Goth infantry, to captain, fol
lowing which came the promotion o
Lieut.. Webber as above stated. Th
RIVER Press heartily joins his numerou
friends in congratulating him upon hi
step forward and upward.
Quite distinguished party of army peo
pie are in the city from Fort Assinniboin
for the purpose of attending the Heron
Healy marriage which will take place thi
evening. Tha following are the names
Major D. D. Van Valzah, of the Twen
tieth infantry; Lieutenant and AdJutan
Henry A. Greene, of the same regiment
Lieut.. Joseph F. Huston, r. q. NJ, an
Mrs. Huston; Mrs. JAS. S. Rogers, wife
Lieut.. Rogers; Post Chaplain, Rev. S. I
Dodd; Lieut. Geo. S. Hoyle, First cavalry
Lieut.. E. H. Webber, Twentieth infantry
Among the civilians who are also OF tn
party are: MI. h. Il. McCulloh' pos
trader, Mr.. A. Dodd, Jr., book-keeper fc
Broadwater, McCulloh & Co., and MI
Simon Pepin. We learn from those in a
tsndance that there were numbers {
others at the post who would be in a
tendance were it not that their duties pr
vented.
From Thursdays Daily
Yesterday, the last mail from Billings b
coach to Benton arrived. After this dat
our eastern mail comes via Helena an
rail.
The steady raise in copper is an augur
of the prosperity that is in store for tn
nnnnr Tho rnrica today Is almost dOnh